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. >> i feel so sorry for people not living in detroit. detroit gives a sense of civilization in a way you do not get in a city like new york. obvious what was does not work. striving forways giant, and this is how giants fall. to have youhonored on this program. i am glad you are here. >> i am glad to be here. >> let me ask you what it is about detroit that makes you hopeful. aboute you so optimistic detroit's future? was a picture of the packard motor company. it is now 38 years
. >> i feel so sorry for people not living in detroit. detroit gives a sense of civilization in a way you do not get in a city like new york. obvious what was does not work. striving forways giant, and this is how giants fall. to have youhonored on this program. i am glad you are here. >> i am glad to be here. >> let me ask you what it is about detroit that makes you hopeful. aboute you so optimistic detroit's future? was a picture of the packard motor company. it is now 38...
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. >> take him to detroit. >> no! not detroit! >> i love you, detroit. >> massive unions, massive pensions. >> yes, lavish pensions. on average $19,000 a year which detroit now says they will pay 10 cents on the dollar. >> when union membership goes down, so do middle class wages. >> then the unions came in. then the democratic machine came in. then the drugs came in. >> every politician who puts their hand on the bible and takes the oath of office has a duty to this city and to manufacturing in this country. >> it yields a cat like kid rock. it must have good stuff in it. but the dems ran it into the ground. >> they don't have a fiscal problem, steve. they have a cultural collapse. >> see all those people in those pictures? have you ever seen so many americans be a failure at so many things? here we go again. i will not let this story go. there is more evidence detroit is truly, truly a conservative utopia. yes, i'm not going to get off this story. and it is something this country needs to pay attention to. conservatives keep bla
. >> take him to detroit. >> no! not detroit! >> i love you, detroit. >> massive unions, massive pensions. >> yes, lavish pensions. on average $19,000 a year which detroit now says they will pay 10 cents on the dollar. >> when union membership goes down, so do middle class wages. >> then the unions came in. then the democratic machine came in. then the drugs came in. >> every politician who puts their hand on the bible and takes the oath of office...
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the detroit story is sort of separate. one of the things that is lost in the discussion about detroit and our cities is the city's economy and fiscal health are oftentimes two different things. if you look at new york city new york is thriving by any definition. if you look at neighborhoods like the meatpacking district. in the 70's or 80s he wouldn't be caught dead there now looks like a casting call for the bachelorette. there are so many 20 somethings on the weekend that it's the place to be. new york is like an amusement park in many ways were the economy is doing very well. new york has fiscal problems too. many of the problems that detroit has. detroit, some of the rust belt cities are still adjusting to a massive shift in the economy from an industrial-based economy and a number of other things are happening there as well but not all cities are widely responded in research and the way that new york is that many are. i think places like detroit and buffalo and some others at the minority. overall the story about citi
the detroit story is sort of separate. one of the things that is lost in the discussion about detroit and our cities is the city's economy and fiscal health are oftentimes two different things. if you look at new york city new york is thriving by any definition. if you look at neighborhoods like the meatpacking district. in the 70's or 80s he wouldn't be caught dead there now looks like a casting call for the bachelorette. there are so many 20 somethings on the weekend that it's the place to...
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the detroit story is sort of separate. one of the things that's lost in the discussion about detroit and our cities is city economy and fiscal health oftentimes do different things. look at new york city. new york is thriving by any definition but if you look at neighborhoods like the meatpacking district. and 70 and and 80 you wouldn't be caught dead there now. it's a casting call. it's like the place to be. that never would've happened before. sunnier kids kind of like an amusement park in many ways now where it used to be, the economist and very well. new york has fiscal problems, too. many of the same problems that detroit has. so those are two kind of different things. detroit is some of the rust belt cities are still adjusting to a massive shift in the coming from an industrial-based economy to a service economy detroit has a number of other things happening there as well, but not all cities are sort of wildly responded and research and the way new york is. but many are. i do think places like detroit and maybe buffa
the detroit story is sort of separate. one of the things that's lost in the discussion about detroit and our cities is city economy and fiscal health oftentimes do different things. look at new york city. new york is thriving by any definition but if you look at neighborhoods like the meatpacking district. and 70 and and 80 you wouldn't be caught dead there now. it's a casting call. it's like the place to be. that never would've happened before. sunnier kids kind of like an amusement park in...
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and he is taking the narrative from detroit, michigan. it is okay if a city goes bankrupt. as long as we can break the unions, screw the workers and blame it on them and let the rich people run free i can tell you if. this guy is the media darling. he may be one of the toughest media commentaries that has ever been blistered on this guy but dam it, he deserves it. he the people who have worked in the city for 30 years and earned a pension. this narrative that the conservatives are playing out, now in the richett city in america, you know what? you are the problem the biggest voting bloc, the biggest social networking machine the democrats have is organized labor. they're doing everything they can to destroy it across this country. get your cell phones out. i want to know what you think. does mayor michael bloomberg care more about wall street? or workers? you can always go to our blog at msnbc.com and leave a comment there. we'll bring you the results later in the show. >>> how do you turn your back on an american worker? how do you make the case to the public that people t
and he is taking the narrative from detroit, michigan. it is okay if a city goes bankrupt. as long as we can break the unions, screw the workers and blame it on them and let the rich people run free i can tell you if. this guy is the media darling. he may be one of the toughest media commentaries that has ever been blistered on this guy but dam it, he deserves it. he the people who have worked in the city for 30 years and earned a pension. this narrative that the conservatives are playing out,...
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going back in detroit. morgan hit the il on the head. you have a city whose population reduced two-thirds since the 1950s anand they have a land ma you could fit manhattan and botton and san francisco into and they are raising taxes. when you have fewer people, you are trying to find some way to pay the bills. obviously it didn't work. you can't take that to a national sphere. >>ther cities had a population encrose and they increase the tax it doesn't mean that the city gets better, does it? >> no, i wan to cut taxes any chance we can get. mile per hour has highway tax rate and also the home of greatest global brands. what killed detroit was the fact that the tea and its people and companies were stuck in the 20th centy. poor cities and states continue to cling to manufacturing jobs. rich cities and states design goods and manufacture them overseas. if detroit wants to get in the 21st century it will rise again. cutting taxes will help. >> rich, there is a lot of factors that go in a demise of the tea like detroit but taxes didn't hehelp
going back in detroit. morgan hit the il on the head. you have a city whose population reduced two-thirds since the 1950s anand they have a land ma you could fit manhattan and botton and san francisco into and they are raising taxes. when you have fewer people, you are trying to find some way to pay the bills. obviously it didn't work. you can't take that to a national sphere. >>ther cities had a population encrose and they increase the tax it doesn't mean that the city gets better, does...
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you want to see detroit's problem, look at this graph. in 1950, there were almost 2 million people in detroit, 2 million. now that number is down to around the 700,000, which means, when your city is shrinking like that, you end up with an eroding tax base. incapable, completely unable to pay off the pension costs that were incurred. and also not just pensions, but city services, infrastructure, all of it. in comparison, over that same period of time, new york has seen its population grow by more than half a million people, it's not been detroit. and another thing, detroit's economy has been nothing short of catastrophic. according to the city's own bankruptcy court declaration, the city lost approximately 80% of its manufacturing base. new york's economy by contrast has been booming. booming under bloomberg for better or worse. the key industry finance remains atop the world. one factor is that the fact that the city remains utterly and unbelievably racially segregated. this is a map of detroit, with dots corresponding for neighborhoods.
you want to see detroit's problem, look at this graph. in 1950, there were almost 2 million people in detroit, 2 million. now that number is down to around the 700,000, which means, when your city is shrinking like that, you end up with an eroding tax base. incapable, completely unable to pay off the pension costs that were incurred. and also not just pensions, but city services, infrastructure, all of it. in comparison, over that same period of time, new york has seen its population grow by...
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the first part is, we notice as we speak, detroit's going bust. so, the first part of the question is, what cities are having the problems you're talking about and why do you think that is and then what cities are not? >> guest: our city story is a tail of -- tale of two cities and the detroit story is separate. one thing that is lost in the discussion about detroit and our cities is that cities' economies and fiscal health are often times two different things. you look at new york city. new york is thriving by any definition. you look at neighborhoods like the meat packing district, in the '70s and '8ss you wouldn't be caught dead there now it's so many 20 somethings on the weekend, the place to be, and that would have never happened before. so new york is like an amusement park. the economy is doing very well. but new york has fiscal problems, too. many of the same fiscal pension problems that detroit has. so those are two different things. detroit is some of the rust belt cities are adjusting to as massive shift from an industrial economy to se
the first part is, we notice as we speak, detroit's going bust. so, the first part of the question is, what cities are having the problems you're talking about and why do you think that is and then what cities are not? >> guest: our city story is a tail of -- tale of two cities and the detroit story is separate. one thing that is lost in the discussion about detroit and our cities is that cities' economies and fiscal health are often times two different things. you look at new york city....
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you're right in your description of detroit but detroit is kind of one of a kind. it is actually a mistake. there are people who said that. none of them are on this panel. it is a mistake to say we're all greek -- we're all greece or we're all detroit. detroit with its declining tax base, that is really at the heart of many of the problems we're seeing here other cities don't quite face that. and there are bad actors but there are also good actors. it is clear that almost no pension plan is fully funded. almost no pension plan is fully funded. once you get on 80% or 90%, you're in very good shape. >> maybe that's what we need to change. >> i would point out that part of the reason you don't have overfunded pension funds is that government regulations discourage funds from having more than 80% or 90%. that's a real problem. you get years like 2007 or 1999 where you've got a big booming market. and then the irs says disgorge all these extra overfunding that you have. and then when the market crashes, as everyone knew it would, a lot of these ended up in problems. i a
you're right in your description of detroit but detroit is kind of one of a kind. it is actually a mistake. there are people who said that. none of them are on this panel. it is a mistake to say we're all greek -- we're all greece or we're all detroit. detroit with its declining tax base, that is really at the heart of many of the problems we're seeing here other cities don't quite face that. and there are bad actors but there are also good actors. it is clear that almost no pension plan is...
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but piornack is feeling detroit's financial woes in other ways, too. he's is just one of nearly 30,000 current and retired city workers who expect to see cuts to their pensions and health care benefits as the city tries to dig itself out of financial ruin. detroit can't pay its bills, and it is looking to cut debts that city officials say reaches $18 billion. >> i feel very let down, my father was a police officer in the city, i've been a fireman in the city, my son is a fireman in the city. i feel like i've really been let down. >> reporter: just weeks ago, detroit became the largest municipality ever to file for bankruptcy. there are many unknowns as the city attempts a restructuring plan. stephen henderson, editorial editor at "the detroit free press grew up here and is intimately aware of the city's fighting spirit but says bankruptcy may be the city's toughest challenge yet. >> there's not much difference between most places in detroit and post-katrina new orleans. its not as shocking because it happened over a long period of time, but it's just a
but piornack is feeling detroit's financial woes in other ways, too. he's is just one of nearly 30,000 current and retired city workers who expect to see cuts to their pensions and health care benefits as the city tries to dig itself out of financial ruin. detroit can't pay its bills, and it is looking to cut debts that city officials say reaches $18 billion. >> i feel very let down, my father was a police officer in the city, i've been a fireman in the city, my son is a fireman in the...
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paid to the detroit's retirees and spouses. retirees are fighting back in court, but as that plays out it's a waiting and worry. connie is 6 64 years old. she was married to a police officer who died nine years ago she was receiving pension from his benefit. connie, thank you so much for being with us. first of all my mother would admire you because you live a frugal live. you haven't worked. you're getting your husband's pension, and you live frugally. but now this is a problem. you could make it on that $25,000 a year which is half as much as more americans could make it on, but now you're worried where that is going to come from. >> right. >> what are your options? what are you thinking about? >> well, i've already talked to my son and my daughter-in-law that if i have to i could always back in and live with them, but i'm 64, i really don't want to live with my son and five kids. if i have to, i have to. >> this is a tough thing. you just heard the story that my friend duarte did about the firefighters in west virginia. your
paid to the detroit's retirees and spouses. retirees are fighting back in court, but as that plays out it's a waiting and worry. connie is 6 64 years old. she was married to a police officer who died nine years ago she was receiving pension from his benefit. connie, thank you so much for being with us. first of all my mother would admire you because you live a frugal live. you haven't worked. you're getting your husband's pension, and you live frugally. but now this is a problem. you could make...
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i think places like detroit and buffalo and others are the minority. over all the story about a cities right now is that more people are staying in them and more people with families, young couples with families. >> host: seattle is thriving in the booming, bamberger is thriving and booming, chicago is thriving and booming. what do these places have in common? >> guest: it's living in the city and raising kids in the city is an option now where it didn't used to be and if that is a number of reasons i talk about in the book. it's the same thing driving away from serbia. rising gas prices come people having fewer children, wanting more sense of liveliness in their communities, schools improving in the cities. the schools are still big issues in the nevado people to the suburbs but that is starting to change, so and cities are different. a city like seattle or st. wallsten it's easy to have a suburban lifestyle in those cities you can have a single-family detached house and still be in the city and in fact you are living in a kind of dense -- usually tho
i think places like detroit and buffalo and others are the minority. over all the story about a cities right now is that more people are staying in them and more people with families, young couples with families. >> host: seattle is thriving in the booming, bamberger is thriving and booming, chicago is thriving and booming. what do these places have in common? >> guest: it's living in the city and raising kids in the city is an option now where it didn't used to be and if that is a...
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detroit may be starting that by hiring christie's to appraise the item at the detroit institute of art. cn cnbc's own robert frank joins us now with all of the art details. >> detroit's emergency manager hired christie's to assess the collection of the dia. the art is valued by many at over $1 billion. while there is no specific plan to sell the assets, the move was taken at the request of creditors. he said the city must know the current value of all of its assets, including the city owned check at the dia. orr's statement goes on to say there has never been nor is there now any plan to sell the art. this valuation as well as the valuation of other city assets is an integral part of the restructuring process. he said they will also advise the city on non-sale alternatives. not sure what that means. they will value works like this one, a van gogh portrait that could be worth over $100 million alone, it includes works of picasso, miguel. they say they will continue to folks on being as positive force for the city. this has been a huge controversy with some of the public pensions saying
detroit may be starting that by hiring christie's to appraise the item at the detroit institute of art. cn cnbc's own robert frank joins us now with all of the art details. >> detroit's emergency manager hired christie's to assess the collection of the dia. the art is valued by many at over $1 billion. while there is no specific plan to sell the assets, the move was taken at the request of creditors. he said the city must know the current value of all of its assets, including the city...
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buildings so what does detroit we do to make it out of the bankruptcy? >> there's been a lot of great things hpening and we have been involved with that over e last two or three years to invest in the city. private investment is that the all-time high. that is certainly difficul but it is long overdue that this happened so we have to address the problems of this city in the bankruptcy is difficult but it is giving us the opportunity to deal with legacy issues to come out the other side. we have to get through the bankruptcy process and that will take time but as we look at this we're bullish on the straight that they have great balance and great infrastructure to have our renaissance like it deserves gerri: great's information we appreciate you coming on. , back. >> my pleasure. i am happy to come back. gerri: a lot still to come how to turn your part-time job into full-time and the they are sendi your kid to college but what about loans for day care? i am not kidding. we will talkbout it. next. gerri: no doubt the pressure is on the middle-class with lo
buildings so what does detroit we do to make it out of the bankruptcy? >> there's been a lot of great things hpening and we have been involved with that over e last two or three years to invest in the city. private investment is that the all-time high. that is certainly difficul but it is long overdue that this happened so we have to address the problems of this city in the bankruptcy is difficult but it is giving us the opportunity to deal with legacy issues to come out the other side....
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airport delays expected only if memphis and detroit. >>> back to the news now. a detroit area doctor accused of forcing potential chance e treatments on patients who didn't need them. >> the fbi says the doctor was in it for the money, not to help heal the sick. here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: dr. farid fata is behind bars for the unthinkable, mistrea mistreating patients to bilk medicare out of millions of dollars. he fabricated diagnosis in order to perform expensive tests. relatives of his alleged victims are speaking out. jeff says when his father didn't respond to chemotherapy, the doctor refused to discontinue the drugs. >> they were giving my father transfusions in the parking barrage area. what kind of treatment is that. >> the government had not retained an expert to give an opinion. >> reporter: others suspected something was wrong as far back as 2010. >> things were being administ administered and used incorrectly. >> reporter: cancer nurse angela swantek said she complained. >> to know that a doctor could have potentially brought your death o
airport delays expected only if memphis and detroit. >>> back to the news now. a detroit area doctor accused of forcing potential chance e treatments on patients who didn't need them. >> the fbi says the doctor was in it for the money, not to help heal the sick. here's abc's linzie janis. >> reporter: dr. farid fata is behind bars for the unthinkable, mistrea mistreating patients to bilk medicare out of millions of dollars. he fabricated diagnosis in order to perform...
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why are so few commentators outraged about the conservative destruction of detroit? that would be everybody. for the life of me, i don't know. i think a philosophy of how people do their job. this is just my philosophy. this is what i believe in. i don't think that you do a story and say, oh, well, we've covered that. let's get on to the next one. i've always been one who believes that you do a story and you get into the different facets of the story. and maybe others don't view it that way. where are the people? what's the back story? what's the ramifications? what's the money? where is the political push coming from? there are so many facets to the detroit story, stealing an election, cirqcumventing local elections. there is so much there. i don't know how i could do that story justice the way it is affecting p.eople's lives and hw conservative states are run and when conservatives get power. how do you do that in one show? i don't know. i can't speak for anyone else. but i made a commitment to stay on the detroit story because i think it is a model for destruction
why are so few commentators outraged about the conservative destruction of detroit? that would be everybody. for the life of me, i don't know. i think a philosophy of how people do their job. this is just my philosophy. this is what i believe in. i don't think that you do a story and say, oh, well, we've covered that. let's get on to the next one. i've always been one who believes that you do a story and you get into the different facets of the story. and maybe others don't view it that way....
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check out these rowdy fans of the detroit tigers and cleveland indians games. in a let's go tigers cheer, that could not overcome the chant of detroit bankrupt. that's what we heard there. wow, what a low blow. detroit got the last laugh, winning the game in the 14th inning, 6-5. >> good for them. that will show them. >>> just ahead, gaga let's loose. and one of the original "90210" stars is letting lose about just what went on behind the scenes of that hit show. >>> welcome back. no one in texas will be saying we didn't have a summer. right now in dallas, we're on our streak of 100 degree days. we've seen eight in a row. when will it end? over the next five days, looks like we should hit a hundred. it will be close to a hundred all the way into monday of next week. an impressive streak of very hot weather there. the rest of the country, the big story is in kansas and missouri where the flooding continues. we will see numerous showers and storms today. it won't rain all day, but we will see a period of rain just about everywhere. >>> turning now to entertainmen
check out these rowdy fans of the detroit tigers and cleveland indians games. in a let's go tigers cheer, that could not overcome the chant of detroit bankrupt. that's what we heard there. wow, what a low blow. detroit got the last laugh, winning the game in the 14th inning, 6-5. >> good for them. that will show them. >>> just ahead, gaga let's loose. and one of the original "90210" stars is letting lose about just what went on behind the scenes of that hit show....
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detroit is $18 billion in debt. the average police response time for high priority calls is almost an hour. half the parks have been closed since 2008. 40% of street lights don't work. it does kind of beg the question why would anybody want to run for mayor? >> yeah. that's a good question. i mean, i think right now the two candidates for mayor are both playing their respective strong cards. napoleon is playing i'm a police chief, i'll bring law and order to the city and dugan is saying i'm an ceo and i've turned around other failing organizations in the past and i can work with the emergency manager to turn around detroit. in reality neither have very much power and it rests in the hands of the emergency manager and his boss, the governor of michigan. >> you know what detroit was in its glory days. this was an industrial power house and it didn't bring us just cars but great music. at one point, such a beautiful city, it was called the paris of the west. there are some other midwestern industrial cities and you aha
detroit is $18 billion in debt. the average police response time for high priority calls is almost an hour. half the parks have been closed since 2008. 40% of street lights don't work. it does kind of beg the question why would anybody want to run for mayor? >> yeah. that's a good question. i mean, i think right now the two candidates for mayor are both playing their respective strong cards. napoleon is playing i'm a police chief, i'll bring law and order to the city and dugan is saying...
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. >> take him to detroit. >> no! not detroit! >> i love you, detroit. >> massive unions, massive pensions. >> yes, lavish pensions. on average $19,000 a year which detroit now says they will pay 10 cents on the dollar. >> when union membership goes down, so do middle class wages. >> then the unions came in. then the democratic machine came in. then the drugs came in. >> every politician who puts their hand on the bible and takes the oath of office has a duty to this city and to manufacturing in this country. >> it yields
. >> take him to detroit. >> no! not detroit! >> i love you, detroit. >> massive unions, massive pensions. >> yes, lavish pensions. on average $19,000 a year which detroit now says they will pay 10 cents on the dollar. >> when union membership goes down, so do middle class wages. >> then the unions came in. then the democratic machine came in. then the drugs came in. >> every politician who puts their hand on the bible and takes the oath of office...
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. >> bankruptcy hearings resumed in detroit and has folks i with underfunded pensions worried. that's forcing some local governments to turn to taxpayers who were not supposed to be on the hook for pensions to shell out more money. reporting on one west virginia city taking extraordinary steps to stay out of bankruptcy and to keep those pensioners paid. >> reporter: charleston, west virginia, first responders dealing today with a barricaded gunman. after 20 years on the job they have access to healthcare and are guaranteed generous pensions. >> oh, it's sweet. you could retire with $50,000 a year for life. >> reporter: but the residents are dealing with the payout that could easily exceed $1 million for each retiree. there the is so little fun that they're dipping in their general fund to keep the pensioners paid, and that general fund used to pay for street keening and salaries. >> we were paying 8% of our budgets into these retirement pensions. now we're paying 11.3% and it will go out. >> reporter: the mayor stopped pay out to the pension fund, in 2009 charleston had one of
. >> bankruptcy hearings resumed in detroit and has folks i with underfunded pensions worried. that's forcing some local governments to turn to taxpayers who were not supposed to be on the hook for pensions to shell out more money. reporting on one west virginia city taking extraordinary steps to stay out of bankruptcy and to keep those pensioners paid. >> reporter: charleston, west virginia, first responders dealing today with a barricaded gunman. after 20 years on the job they...
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. ♪ ♪ >> david: well, first detroit goes bust. will new york and chicago be next? the mayors of those two cities warning that their public pension costs are growing totally out of control, which is really what did in detroit. and many other cities are facing the same time bomb. is this proof it's time to scrap public pensions before they all go bust? hi, everybody. i'm dad asman. welcome to "forbes on fox." let's go in focus wi steve forbes, john candy, rich carlguard, elizabeth mc donald. should we scrap the public pensions? >> yes. get rid of them. what is public service? a sacrifice. it's supposed to be a short-term sacrifice before you go to the private sector to produce real economic growth. the problem now with high government pay and the big pension plans is we're creating life long government workers that are a burden on the people working in the real economy. if you get rid of them, they have incentive to get in the real world and cities will no longer have pension problems. >> david: well, rick, and the pension problems are just enmous. new york city, jus
. ♪ ♪ >> david: well, first detroit goes bust. will new york and chicago be next? the mayors of those two cities warning that their public pension costs are growing totally out of control, which is really what did in detroit. and many other cities are facing the same time bomb. is this proof it's time to scrap public pensions before they all go bust? hi, everybody. i'm dad asman. welcome to "forbes on fox." let's go in focus wi steve forbes, john candy, rich carlguard,...
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the mayor says new could be the next detroit. coming up next, what he says could put the city on a path to bankruptcy. and her husband made the ultimate sacrifice. why the wife of an arizona firefighter killed in the line of duty is fighting for benefits. any last requests mr. baldwin? do you mind grabbing my phone and opening the capital one purchase eraser? i need to redeem some venture miles before my demise. okay. it's easy to erase any recent travel expense i want. just pick that flight right there. mmm hmmm. give it a few taps, and...it's taken care of. this is pretty easy, and i see it works on hotels too. you bet. now if you like that, press the red button on top. ♪ how did he not see that coming? what's in your wallet? ♪ the middle of this special moment and i need to run off to the bathroom. ♪ i'm fed up with always having to put my bladder's needs ahead of my daughter. ♪ so today, i'm finally talking to my doctor about overactive bladder symptoms. [ female announcer ] know that gotta go feeling? ask your doctor
the mayor says new could be the next detroit. coming up next, what he says could put the city on a path to bankruptcy. and her husband made the ultimate sacrifice. why the wife of an arizona firefighter killed in the line of duty is fighting for benefits. any last requests mr. baldwin? do you mind grabbing my phone and opening the capital one purchase eraser? i need to redeem some venture miles before my demise. okay. it's easy to erase any recent travel expense i want. just pick that flight...
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it started here in detroit. right here in detroit. everybody -- [inaudible] some of us have a little place upnorth. the middle class. [inaudible] middle class. middle class. >> host: is there anything people like george mcgreger did wrong over the years that lead to this? >> guest: absolutely. i think there's at love blame to go around. the unions are not blameless. there was a time they had a lot of extras going on. i mean, actually george described weren't able to use in the film he described a program called the homework hotline. every employee's child could call and get help with a homework. that's really nice. but that costs money. and the vacation days, sick leave, there were people in the path that did fall down on the job. it was too hard to fire people. there was a time for sure it was too bloated. with management, you know, taking sort of producing sub par cars and paying themselves too much. overall the industry behaved as a cartel at times. refusing to make small cars, saying you could never make money on small cars. honda
it started here in detroit. right here in detroit. everybody -- [inaudible] some of us have a little place upnorth. the middle class. [inaudible] middle class. middle class. >> host: is there anything people like george mcgreger did wrong over the years that lead to this? >> guest: absolutely. i think there's at love blame to go around. the unions are not blameless. there was a time they had a lot of extras going on. i mean, actually george described weren't able to use in the film...
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why do we have to own detroit? >> that's the yn detroit is the way it is. there are a ton of casinos. >> nick, the postal service had to temporarily halt mail for fear of being bitten. it is a bad sign. >> it is the result of 40 years of liberal policies running that city. that's what happens. >> you have violent stuff on the street, dogs reading at a fourth grade level. >> that's actually impressive. >> that's pretty good. my dog can't read. >> it is just like people. same result jie. it is like planet of the dogs. it is scary. i am running out of steam on this story. >> i am angry. row bow cop didn't predict this. i do not remember one swarm of feril dogs attacking him during that movie. before that it was the most prophetic movie about detroit ever made. secondly, why do we not have cameras on every avenue at that place? dogs in makeshift pools? we could end every segment with that. >> what is a makeshift pool? >> the pipes were stolen from the basement. the water was just flowing. they would find basements filled with water. they would frolic. >> they w
why do we have to own detroit? >> that's the yn detroit is the way it is. there are a ton of casinos. >> nick, the postal service had to temporarily halt mail for fear of being bitten. it is a bad sign. >> it is the result of 40 years of liberal policies running that city. that's what happens. >> you have violent stuff on the street, dogs reading at a fourth grade level. >> that's actually impressive. >> that's pretty good. my dog can't read. >> it is...
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detroit bankrupt. that's what they were yelling. check out these fans at the detroit tigers and cleveland indians game. tied at the top of the ninth, let's go tigers cheers, they could not overcome the chants of detroit bankrupt. what a low blow. but detroit got the last laugh. oh, yeah, winning the game in the 14th inning, 6-5. good for them. >>> check this out -- most of us have athletes we admire, but usually from the sidelines. well, at a chelsea/real madrid game it was interrupted by a fan who ran on the field to hug and kiss cristiano ronaldo. the superstar was surprisingly calm and even hugged back before the fans took her away. it's kind of illegal. he is pretty good looking, though. >>> gaga lets loose. and one of the original 90210 stars is telling all about just what went on behind the scenes on that popular show. >>> so yesterday in fairbanks, we were looking at highs in the 80s once again. we broke the record high for the day which was 84. got all the way up to 85 degrees. and many people consider one of the coldest spo
detroit bankrupt. that's what they were yelling. check out these fans at the detroit tigers and cleveland indians game. tied at the top of the ninth, let's go tigers cheers, they could not overcome the chants of detroit bankrupt. what a low blow. but detroit got the last laugh. oh, yeah, winning the game in the 14th inning, 6-5. good for them. >>> check this out -- most of us have athletes we admire, but usually from the sidelines. well, at a chelsea/real madrid game it was interrupted...
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it is bringing it here to detroit. ford in 2013 is far different company than it was back in 2007 when it was restructured. they are getting greater profitability and sales despite the fact the company has fewer plants, brands and workers. one reason why, greater efficiency. half of the models built by ford and sold by ford in the united states are coming from plants that are running three shift as day, and many of the workers hired at those plants in the last couple of years have been brought in at a lower starting wage rate than long-time uaw workers. meanwhile, on the sales side of the equation for ford, it is doing better competing with it's asian rivals, in fact, the fusion is now the sixth best-selling car in the united states, nipping at the heels of the corolla. that's story here in flat rock, michigan, where ford added 1400 workers to expand production of the fusion models. for "nightly business report," i'm phil lebeaux. >>> google here in the giets, research firm ihs is saying that assembling the motox smart
it is bringing it here to detroit. ford in 2013 is far different company than it was back in 2007 when it was restructured. they are getting greater profitability and sales despite the fact the company has fewer plants, brands and workers. one reason why, greater efficiency. half of the models built by ford and sold by ford in the united states are coming from plants that are running three shift as day, and many of the workers hired at those plants in the last couple of years have been brought...
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nos vamos a detroit, una ciudad que estÁ literalmente en ruinas. vamos a ver como la crisis fiscal afecta a los hispanos que viven ahÍ. >>> en el pabellÓn de fusilamiento >>> la ciudad de detroit, cuna de la industrializaciÓn, y la industria automotriz en estados unidos. hoy no es sombra de lo que fue. >>> y la ciudad estÁ en quiebra, y hoy un juez mediador, dio inicio al gobierno municipal y acreedores en busca de una soluciÓn janet rodrÍguez explica a quÉ llevÓ esta decadencia y como ha perjudicado a los latinos que viven ahÍ. el abandono generalizado, no deja ver que detroit viviÓ mejores Épocas. lo que abundan son vecindarios desolados. >>> dan miedo, no sabe lo que puede pasar. >>> a pesar de la destrucciÓn, pero vive el recuerdo de lo que algÚn dÍa fue. el auge de la industria automotriz en los 1900 dio vida a una metrÓpolis que tuvo 2 millones de residentes. >>> si no entraban a la fÁbrica de ford habÍa abundancia de trabajo con el paso de los aÑos, la cÚspide econÓmica de las grandes auto motrices se disipÓ los resident
nos vamos a detroit, una ciudad que estÁ literalmente en ruinas. vamos a ver como la crisis fiscal afecta a los hispanos que viven ahÍ. >>> en el pabellÓn de fusilamiento >>> la ciudad de detroit, cuna de la industrializaciÓn, y la industria automotriz en estados unidos. hoy no es sombra de lo que fue. >>> y la ciudad estÁ en quiebra, y hoy un juez mediador, dio inicio al gobierno municipal y acreedores en busca de una soluciÓn janet rodrÍguez explica a quÉ...
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for the success of detroit. thanks very much. >> thanks, chuck. >> for more, check out our website. it's one of a handful of mayor races we think you should keep an eye on this challenger year. for the last type -- i know we said that the last time, but we really need it this time. it really is the last time as the president's chief economic adviser allen krueger join us on the july numbers just out this morning. plus primary problems not for one, not for two, we're up to three senators with big primary challenges. the challenge ahead for mcconnell and graham are unique amongst themselves. the gaggle will be here. first, the white house soup of the day. it's friday, means it's a seafood day, and they throw in to make it a little spicy, seafood gumbo. we'll be right back. >>> the july jobs report came in short of market expectations. even with the jobless rate falling the last two months, were also revised downward. wall street is taking a dim view of things. not surprising. they had a boom day yesterday. all thr
for the success of detroit. thanks very much. >> thanks, chuck. >> for more, check out our website. it's one of a handful of mayor races we think you should keep an eye on this challenger year. for the last type -- i know we said that the last time, but we really need it this time. it really is the last time as the president's chief economic adviser allen krueger join us on the july numbers just out this morning. plus primary problems not for one, not for two, we're up to three...
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. >>> detroit's bankruptcy has sent off a huge legal battle over pensions that it owes its workers. many other american cities have so-called underfunded pensions. some are leaning on taxpayers to make up the difference. i'll show you how charleston, west virginia, is raising revenues and cutting costs so it can pay its pensions. >> reporter: the city is about to impose .005 cents sales tax and is charging everyone a $2 a week fee. >> we've got that story and much more as real money continues. keep it right here. what happens when social media uncovers unheard, fascinating news stories? it drives discussion across america. share your story on tv and online. my name is jonathan betz. i'm from dallas, texas, and i'm an anchor for al jazeera america. >>my name is ranjani chakraborty, i'm from houston, texas. >>i'm kim bondy. >>nicole deford. >>and i'm from new orleans. >>san francisco, california. when i was a little kid, i just really loved the news. >>news was always important in my family. >>i knew as a kid that was exactly what i wanted to do. >>i learned to read by reading the new
. >>> detroit's bankruptcy has sent off a huge legal battle over pensions that it owes its workers. many other american cities have so-called underfunded pensions. some are leaning on taxpayers to make up the difference. i'll show you how charleston, west virginia, is raising revenues and cutting costs so it can pay its pensions. >> reporter: the city is about to impose .005 cents sales tax and is charging everyone a $2 a week fee. >> we've got that story and much more as...
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so i mean i think the detroit region is definitely saveable, and i think if the detroit region comes back, i think detroit city may find its role within that region. >> detroit seems to be a story that's sort of in some ways opposed to your book and your thesis because it is a classic case where people left the city for the suburbs. you know, crime grew, it became a negative spiral. and the well-to-do white middle class and upper middle class just fled the city. they were doing fine, i suppose. in the outer suburbs, but the city itself imploded. >> it's sort of an outdated narrative. that was the path that everyone beat in the '50s and '60s and '70s. you had the white flight and everything. that's not happening anymore. i would agree with jennifer that detroit is in many ways an outlier. but one thing that's interesting about detroit is that it is a great model. planners are looking at it as a model of how to shrink. you know, nobody talks about shrinking in the planning world, but that is the proper response because you need to shrink the city to meet the demands of its inhabitants
so i mean i think the detroit region is definitely saveable, and i think if the detroit region comes back, i think detroit city may find its role within that region. >> detroit seems to be a story that's sort of in some ways opposed to your book and your thesis because it is a classic case where people left the city for the suburbs. you know, crime grew, it became a negative spiral. and the well-to-do white middle class and upper middle class just fled the city. they were doing fine, i...
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could new york city be heading the way of detroit? mayor michael bloom blom said the risk of bankruptcy is role and the successor will have their work out for them. the mayor is punting an expensive problem. david miller examines the city's financial future. >> the new yorkers will elect a new mayor. >> avoiding the hard chose system how detroit went bankrupt. the city workers contributed to detroit's work. and threatening the new york economic stability. they pay nothing for 6.throe billion in annual health care and workers may little for pensions that have taxpayers on the hock. >> the new york city has 10,000 police officers retired who are under 40 and collecting pension and they will collect them for the rest of their lives. >> contracts for all city workers expired three years ago. and the next mayor will be under pressure to win concessions. >> the unions tonight want to negotiate with mayor blom bloom. he is a tough businessman. many remember when the city almost went broke after president ford said no to a bail out. the edito
could new york city be heading the way of detroit? mayor michael bloom blom said the risk of bankruptcy is role and the successor will have their work out for them. the mayor is punting an expensive problem. david miller examines the city's financial future. >> the new yorkers will elect a new mayor. >> avoiding the hard chose system how detroit went bankrupt. the city workers contributed to detroit's work. and threatening the new york economic stability. they pay nothing for...
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i mean, detroit is an american city. and who is more american than detroiters? and so we believe that the city of detroit is on the road to recovery, but that recovery is going to require federal intervention. >> pastor david bullock, of the change agency consortium. i know that federal government intervention makes a big difference when you are trying to recover. >> that is right, thank you so much. we have been hit by an economic hurricane, and so we need relief right now. >> thank you very much. >> thank you. >> next. when does a person turn into a hero? we go all fan-go as she celebrates a milestone, don't miss it. >>> on this date, 35 years ago, on july, time news was reporting a test tube baby. this was in the pre-kardashian days, starring in the commercial. he tied a national league record with his 44-game hit streak. and nbc news, the parent company, did something that would forever change the course of history, in july, 1978, nbc news hired a local tv reporter and stuck her right on the air a few weeks later. something that was then called a general cor
i mean, detroit is an american city. and who is more american than detroiters? and so we believe that the city of detroit is on the road to recovery, but that recovery is going to require federal intervention. >> pastor david bullock, of the change agency consortium. i know that federal government intervention makes a big difference when you are trying to recover. >> that is right, thank you so much. we have been hit by an economic hurricane, and so we need relief right now....
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we will not watching out for you. ♪ ♪ >> david: well, first detroit goes bust. will new york and chicago be next? the mayors of those two cities warning that their public pension costs are growing totally out of control, which is really what did in detroit. and many other cities are facing the same time bomb. is this proof it's time to scrap public pensions before they all go bust? hi, everybody. i'm dad asman. welcome to "forbes on fox." let's go in focus wi steve forbes, john candy, rich carlguard, elizabeth mc donald. should we scrap the public pensions? >> yes. get rid of them. what is public service? a sacrifice. it's supposed to be a short-term sacrifice before you go to the private
we will not watching out for you. ♪ ♪ >> david: well, first detroit goes bust. will new york and chicago be next? the mayors of those two cities warning that their public pension costs are growing totally out of control, which is really what did in detroit. and many other cities are facing the same time bomb. is this proof it's time to scrap public pensions before they all go bust? hi, everybody. i'm dad asman. welcome to "forbes on fox." let's go in focus wi steve forbes,...
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cheryl: and could new york be the next detroit? wow. michael bloomberg, he's raising red flags about the big apple's fiscal health. how concerned should investors be? you like those new york bonds, don't you? ♪ ♪ she knows you like no one else. and you wouldn't have it any other way. but your erectile dysfunction - you know, that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the same cialis is the only daily ed tablet approved to treat ed and symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently or urgently. tell your doctor about all your medical conditions and medications, and ask if your heart is healthy enough for sexual activity. do not take cialis if you take nitrates for chest pain, as this may cause an unsafe drop in blood pressure. do not drink alcohol in excess with cialis. side effects may include headache, upset stomach, delayed backache or muscle ache. to avoid long-term injury, seek immediate medical h
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